The veteran is granted a 40 percent disability rating for both left and right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy with restless leg syndrome and drop foot, effective from May 19, 2021.

The deciding factor: The evidence shows the veteran's conditions manifest with moderately severe incomplete paralysis but not severe incomplete paralysis with marked atrophy.

Claimed conditions

left lower extremity (LLE) sciatic radiculopathy with restless leg syndrome and drop foot, right lower extremity (RLE) sciatic radiculopathy with restless leg syndrome and drop foot

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

40%

Decision date

January 3, 2025

Citation

A25000445

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